What an honor it must have been for several milbloggers to have an opportunity to meet President Bush and have him answer their questions. I am certain the President felt much gratitude towards these men and women, as they have tirelessly worked to deliver the true message on issues military.

It was difficult to select the blog to link to in this post, but I ultmately chose Mudville Gazette as Mrs. Greyhawk provides excellent photos and also links to the sites of others in attendance.

The anticipation of meeting the President was far more nerve wracking than actually meeting him. Matt joked before hand that he wasn’t sure if Mohammed would be able to go the whole meeting without a cigarette. I worried I’d have to excuse myself during the meeting to go to the ladies room after gulping down an extra large white chocolate mocha coffee from Starbucks. But after the President entered the room, worked his way around the table, shaking hands and sitting comfortably in his chair, we all immediately felt at ease. He thanked us for coming and acknowledged it was the “first time a president had met with bloggers at the White House”. It was history in the making. This alone was awe-inspiring and I did have to concentrate hard to keep from having an idiotic grin on my face thru out the meeting, especially since we were all discussing serious issues.

I cannot think of a group more deserving of some one on one time with President Bush and I hope they recognize how many of us also appreciate their (in many instances) first hand commentary.